Introduction
Luke Dorn (born 2 July 1982 in Maitland, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Castleford Tigers club in the Super League. His normal position is fullback.
Playing career
Dorn played his junior rugby league for the Maitland Pickers and played for the Northern Eagles, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League.
In 2005 he moved to the Super League competition, joining London Broncos where he developed a reputation as a prolific try scorer. In 2007 Dorn moved to Salford City Reds, but was less successful and the team was relegated at the end of the season. Dorn then joined the Castleford Tigers in 2008 before returning to London Broncos (then known as Harlequins RL) in 2009. In total Dorn played for the London Broncos 160 times in 2 spells, becoming the club's all-time record try scorer with 104 tries. He scored his 100th try for the Broncos in a spell where he scored 8 tries in two back to back games.
At the end of 2013, Dorn signed for Castleford Tigers for a second time. He enjoyed a career resurgence in 2014 and appeared in the 2014 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium, his first major final.
Statistics
| Year | Team | Matches | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  Northern Eagles | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2003 |  Manly Sea Eagles | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2004 |  Sydney Roosters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | London Broncos | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 2006 |  Harlequins RL | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2007 |  Salford City Reds | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2008 |  Castleford Tigers | 26 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
| 2009 | Harlequins RL | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2010 | Harlequins RL | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2011 | Harlequins RL | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| 2012 |  London Broncos | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 2013 | London Broncos | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2014 | Castleford Tigers | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 2015 | Castleford Tigers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2016 | Castleford Tigers | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
Representative career
Dorn represented the Australian Schoolboys team in 2000 whilst attending Maitland All Saints College.